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Where does “prolefeed” come from?

prolefeed (English) comes from English prole, from English proletariat, from French prolétariat, from French prolétaire, from Latin prōlētārius, from Latin prōlēs, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

prolefeed (English): Worthless entertainment and propaganda designed...

Definitions

  1. Worthless entertainment and propaganda designed...

Ancestry of “prolefeed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproleA member of the proletariat; a proletarian; A...
2EnglishproletariatThe working class or lower class; The wage...
3Frenchprolétariatproletariat
4Frenchprolétaireproletarian
5Latinprōlētārius—
6Latinprōlēs—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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